Why China Opposes Middle East Peacemaking
Beijing sees the Abraham Accords as an obstacle to expanding its own influence in the region.
November 23, 2020
Upon Being Driven from the Garden, Man Came to Appreciate the Need for Family
The most beautiful idea in the history of civilization.
In one of his very last pieces of writing, the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks dwells on the remarkable invention that is marriage, and its equally remarkable corollary, the family. To Sacks, “the most beautiful idea in the history of civilization” is “the idea of the love that brings new life into the world.” He concludes with a novel reading of three easily overlooked verses in the story of Adam and Eve—the first family—in the Garden of Eden:
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Russia Gained from the Caucasus Conflict, but Now Faces an Emboldened Turkey
Vladimir Putin proves himself to be the regional power broker.
Israel’s New Arab Friends Should Stand Up for Peace at the UN
So far they’ve supported seven anti-Israel resolutions.
Upon Being Driven from the Garden, Man Came to Appreciate the Need for Family
The most beautiful idea in the history of civilization.
How the Intellectual Foundations of Hayekian Economics Relate to Jewish Ideas
From the “pretense of knowledge” to the “emergent order.”